Shaky camera work spoiled this

Rating: 2/10 (18 May 2008)

Though I like Science Fiction, the modern trend to use "shaky cam" to "add" drama is counter productive. The overall effect is to annoy.
Thus most of the movie's action scenes were putrid painful photography.
I yearn for the days when cameramen used stable mounts and tracks to give the audience a GOOD IMAGE.
So I give the story a 5 out of 10 for moderate novelty. But I have to subtract 3 for ruining the whole thing with jittery nauseating cinematography.
I sincerely hope that the trend ends soon.
The story of innocence, revelation and exploration of the world has been done before, with better imagination. Relying on special effects and stunts does not compensate for the overall impression of a genuine waste of time.
Skip this one if you can, or take a nap until it's over.